Where does “risaisuus” come from?

risaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish risainen, from Finnish risahtaa, from Finnish -ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

risaisuus (Finnish): brokenness, frayedness, raggedness

Definitions

  1. brokenness, frayedness, raggedness

Ancestry of “risaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrisainenbroken, frayed, ragged
2Finnishrisahtaato crackle or snap once
3Finnish-ahtaaForms momentane or semelfactive verbs
4Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
5Proto-Uralic-ašta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ahtaa →Every word from Finnish risahtaa →